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“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow” captures perfectly how the ideas from a small but passionate B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) group were transformed into an international standard.  Almost a decade ago, in June 2011, a group of stakeholders involved with the production, assessment, and use of nanomaterials convened a workshop in California to share information on existing and emerging measurement strategies and to exchange ideas on expectations for the future. ...

Is your company engaged in Class 2 chemistries that are similar to existing Class 2 chemicals but are derived from an innovative bio-source? We are looking for pioneering companies working on new biobased Class 2 chemicals to assist in advancing an important project with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ISSUE:  While EPA sustainability goals would seemingly include adoption of improved biobased technologies, EPA’s policies under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) mean that...

Now more than ever, chemical industry stakeholders with shared business and advocacy interests are urged to consider collaborating on regulatory, testing, and related advocacy opportunities. Two years post-passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is well underway with implementation of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).    Industry groups that are already established and...

This mid-year review of B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) activities highlights a wide range of advocacy, regulatory, science policy, testing, and communication activities and strategies in which our consortia groups are engaged. As you review the listed activities, we invite you to consider whether your organization would benefit from membership in an existing BCCM consortium, or in the formation of a new group to address issues of particular interest....

On January 13, 2017, slides from the B&C® Consortia Management’s (BC-CM) NMP Producers Group Meeting with the Office of Management and Budget were discussed in the Inside EPA article “Chemical Makers Cite TSCA Listing In Call For EPA To Drop NMP Proposal.” […] But representatives from Bergeson & Campbell on behalf of NMP producers in a Dec. 5 meeting with EPA and OMB officials ahead of the proposal’s release argued that the rulemaking does not...

The Business Wisdom of Consortia Advocacy Engaging in advocacy opportunities with your company’s competitor may seem counterintuitive in ultra-competitive times, but doing so as part of a consortium, in which your company benefits as well, makes sense. Working within a group to attain a shared goal offers benefits beyond cost savings. For example, the federal and international agencies prefer to work with coalitions to save time and leverage their resources; there is truth to the...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its affiliate organizations are investigating the possibility of hosting a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sustainable Futures workshop on the West Coast in late 2015. As you may know, Sustainable Futures training focuses on a variety of tools, methods, and models that can be used to assess the hazard and potential exposure of chemicals. The intensive, hands-on training provided at Sustainable Futures workshops allows...

B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) is assisting companies with forming testing consortia to fulfill regulatory requirements under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). On June 14, 2013, EPA issued the final second list of chemicals and substances for Tier 1 screening under the EDSP. Our memorandum regarding this development is provided below. EPA has indicated that it will issue test orders for the Group 2 chemicals...

Kathleen M. Roberts Advocates for NMP Producers Group Before EPA Panel Inside E.P.A. Weekly Report, October 11, 2013, featured comments made by Kathleen M. Roberts, Vice President of B&C affiliate Bergeson & Campbell Consortia Management, in “Industry Questions EPA Planning Of New TSCA Risk Assessment Program:”“During the Sept. 26 meeting, the first of three peer review meetings, officials with the NMP Producers Group, an affiliate of the law firm Bergeson & Campbell, told...

Washington, D.C., December 4, 2012 — B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group, is pleased to announce the formation of the Biobased Products Advocacy Consortium (B2PAC), an organization that brings together leading innovators in the biobased chemical, biofuel, and renewable energy fields to pursue regulatory and policy advancement. Companies working to produce biobased chemical feedstocks and products have heretofore been...